Greek adjective · G2425
ἱκανός
hikanoshik-an-os'
of persons, suffcient, competent, fit; Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many
39 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hikanós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2425is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 18spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2425
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
The King James renders it: able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hikanos is rendered "of persons, suffcient, competent, fit; Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many". It stands 39 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Eighteen of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of persons, suffcient, competent, fit".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 3:11ἱκανὸς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eighteen of the word's thirty-nine uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: of persons, suffcient, competent, fit, and Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of persons, suffcient, competent, fitwith inf., Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16, 1Co.15:9, 2Co.3:6, 2Ti.2:2; before πρός, 2Co.2:16; before ἵνα, Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6. | Tagged as
and 5 more, 25 uses in all | WhereMatthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I… |
| Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, manyabsol., ἱκανοί, Luk.7:11 (WH, R, omit) Luk.8:32, Act.12:12 14:21 19:19, 1Co.11:30; ὄχλος ἱ., Mrk.10:46, Luk.7:12, Act.11:24, 26 19:26;... | Tagged as
| WhereMark 10:46Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 39, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἱκανὸς8
- ἱκανὸν6
- ἱκανοὶ3
- ἱκανόν3
- ἱκανοί2
- ἱκανός2
- ἱκανοῦ2
- ἱκανῷ2
- ἱκανῶν2
- ἱκανὰ1
- ἱκαναί1
- ἱκαναὶ1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5A-NPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular4A-ASM
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular3A-ASN
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural2A-APF
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural2A-APM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2A-DSM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2A-GPM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2A-GSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine plural2A-NPF
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2A-NSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1A-APN
Matthew
three uses
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: fit
The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: worthy
And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
- ἱκανὰhikanaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: many
Mark
three uses
And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: sufficient
Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
- ἱκανοῦhikanouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: large —
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: satisfactory
Luke
nine uses
John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: worthy
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
- ἱκανόςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: worthy
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: considerable
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
- ἱκανῷhikanoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: a long
There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
- ἱκανῶνhikanonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: many
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
- ἱκανούςhikanousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: long
So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
- ἱκανόνhikanonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Enough
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
- ἱκανῶνhikanonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: long
Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
- ἱκανοῖςhikanoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: many
Acts
eighteen uses
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
- ἱκανῷhikanoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: long
After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
- ἱκαναίhikanaiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: many
And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
- ἱκανὰςhikanasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: many
Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: large
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
- ἱκανόνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: large
And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- ἱκανοὶhikanoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: many
So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
- Ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: A long
They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- ἱκανοὺςhikanousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: many
And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
- ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: security
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- ἱκανάςhikanasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: many
And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
- ἱκανοὶhikanoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Many
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
- ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a great many
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
- ἱκαναὶhikanaiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: many
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
- ἱκανόνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: long
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Much
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
- ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: great
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
- ἱκαναῖςhikanaisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: many
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
- ἱκανοῦhikanouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When much
1 Corinthians
two uses
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
- ἱκανοίhikanoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: many
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- ἱκανὸςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: fit
2 Corinthians
three uses
The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
- ἱκανὸνhikanonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Sufficient
To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
- ἱκανόςhikanosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: sufficient
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- ἱκανοίhikanoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sufficient
2 Timothy
one use
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- ἱκανοὶhikanoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sufficient
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.